Project Manager - PMO

$86,400 - $113,000/Yr

Betmgm

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid

About the position

The Project Manager will play a key role in the BetMGM Project Management organization, leading strategic initiatives and a variety of varied-sized programs and projects across BetMGM. This role focuses on managing projects such as new market launches for Retail and Mobile technologies, Operational Optimization, and Compliance-focused projects. The Project Manager will work with internal and external stakeholders to manage high-visibility projects, create project plans, resolve risks, and communicate progress to executive stakeholders, ensuring successful project delivery and contributing to process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Creates the program and project governance structures from scratch
• Complies with and effectively applies project management methodology and enforces project standards
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet needs and requirements
• Identifies resources needed, assigns responsibilities, and holds team accountable to fixed dates and commitments
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project to ensure delivery within scope, budget, and time
• Facilitates and guides project teams effectively with proper use of tools, processes, and visibility
• Inspires and motivates co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence
• Works alongside project coordinators and junior project managers in leadership, methodology, tools, and people skills
• Manages high-visibility, and varied complexity projects and initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
• Full project life cycle ownership from inception, scoping, delivery, and closing
• Reports on project success criteria results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities
• Manages projects with a solutions-driven approach providing teams clear direction and clearing any ambiguity
• Contributes to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery
• Understands business needs for each project and makes ongoing decisions based on what's best for the organization
• Verifies that the project produces the required deliverables of quality, within the strict first-to-market constraints of time
• Develops and delivers project deliverables, progress reports, artifacts, communication plans, risk plans and other related documents & presentations to various audiences
• Effectively sets and manages stakeholder expectations
• Delivers appropriate, concise, clear, and effective executive-level communication
• Manages project and initiative issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline including resolution and timely escalations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3+ years of experience in project management
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and large, established company
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills
• Knowledge and/or exposure to the SDLC process
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
• Experience working with external partner casinos (tribal and non-tribal)
• Excellent communication skills and experience communicating with external partners
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
• Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
• Strong experience presenting to executive sponsors with demonstrated communication skills
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus, and achieve objectives
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and possess a holistic business view
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Pro-active and can-do approach to problem-solving
• Experience in Gaming preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to travel (optional)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Employee Resource Groups
• Performance-based bonus plan